Criterion 02: Human and Physical Resources

• Faculty Staff Cadre

2.1.1

Approved cadre document by the Establishments Division (Academic)

• List of expertise required to deliver the curriculum

2.1.2

IT faculty staff details by the Establishments Division (Academic)

Paper advertisements for new recruitments

• Staff Profiles

2.1.3

Staff profiles published in the university website

• The academic staff members have fulfilled academic and professional qualifications accordingly, being on par with the national and international norms. (HRD policy)

2.2.1

Report on academic and professional qualifications of academic staff by Establishment Division (Academic)

Staff profiles published in the university website

Credentials of Academic staff – Document by the Establishment Division

• Expertise in line with the national and international norms/ benchmarks.

2.2.2

Professional memberships/affiliations of academic staff - University website: Staff profile

• Recent recruitments;

2.2.3

Report on recent recruitments by Establishments Division (Academic)

• The Faculty follows the UGC guidelines/requirements related to new recruitments in relation to induction training. 

2.3.1

Academic staff appointment letters

• The curriculum of the induction training programmes provides competencies required for each category of the academic staff

2.3.2

Curriculum of the induction programmes

• The Faculty facilitates, encourages and ensures that the academic staff is equipped and updated in terms of CPDs.
• (HRD Plan)

2.4.1

PhDs and Master degrees completed by the academic staff members -Establishment (Academic)

List of academic staff members currently following postgraduate programmes.

Programmes participated by the staff members

Certificates on the successfully completion of the CPD programmes

• The university reimburses the professional memberships of the academic staff members to ensure continuing professional development of the academic staff

2.4.2

Professional Membership fee reimbursement letters

Financial assistance for staff development – Expenditure report from CGU

Details of staff on sabbaticals

Staff as visiting lecturers in foreign universities

• The university provides financial assistance to staff on continuing professional developments

2.4.3

Council memo for reimbursing the professional membership subscriptions

• The Faculty ensures that the yields of the CPDs are incorporated into the curriculum with introduction of new modules

2.4.4

Course outline of new modules 

• The Faculty maintains and monitors the infrastructure related to administration, teaching and learning 

2.5.1

Department/Labs - Books of inventories

Building Floor plan

Timetables – Lecture rooms/labs allocation

Pictures of infrastructure facilities

Hall capacity – from UGS division

• The infrastructure facilities of the Faculty are assigned and managed to facilitate the development of practical aspects of the degree programmes

2.6.1

List of inventories of infrastructure facilities including laboratories

Building Floor plan

Timetables specifying lecture rooms/lab allocations        

List of manuals of laboratories

Lecture hall and laboratory capacity by UGS Division

• The staff of the Faculty has gained knowledge on OBE-SCL through their induction training programmes and other OBE related workshops.

2.7.1

Induction training curriculum

Induction training certificate

List of OBE programme participated by the staff (Based on survey results)

• The Faculty allows/encourages the staff to use OBE-SCL in their respective course modules

2.7.2

Moodle pages of selected course modules

• The stakeholder feedback is obtained to ensure the effectiveness of using OBE-SCL

2.7.3

Student feedback

• The Faculty is in contact with the library of the university to ensure that the relevant study materials are available in the library

2.8.1

Report from Librarian on the library facilities

Emails from the library on additions and updates to the resources

List of additions and updates requested by the Faculty staff members

Number of study materials related to the degree programmes

• The university monitors the usage of the library facilities

2.8.2

Usage Report from librarian

• The Faculty obtained the feedback of the students on the library resources

2.8.3

Student feedback on library facilities and support

• Students are provided with adequate opportunities for ICT skills.

2.9.1

Timetables of orientation programme

List of labs

Timetables

List of infrastructure facilities

• Student feedback is obtained on their satisfaction on ICT facilities of the Faculty

2.9.2

Feedback from student survey

• The Faculty uses its in-house facilities to ensure that the ELTU or ELTC requirements are met.

2.10.1

Timetables

Appointment of Examiners and moderators document

Extracts from Curriculum

Student Handbook

Student grouping in English / Communication skills

• The students are provided with adequate lecture and tutoring hours to improve their ESL requirements.

2.10.2

Timetables

• The Faculty ensures that the teaching staff possesses adequate qualifications and capabilities to improve students’ ESL requirements

2.10.3

Appointment letters – CV of staff

• The ESL related activities are recorded and monitored by the Faculty

2.10.4

Assignments schedule - Moodle link

• The curriculum ensures that the soft/life skills of the undergraduates are enhanced.

2.11.1

Curriculum - Student Handbook/ Graduate description

• The contents of the course module, delivery and the assignments are designed to ensure that the soft/life skills are enhanced

2.11.2

Moodle links of particular course modules (NT, Active Citizens)

Assignment guidelines

• The Faculty liaise with CGU to ensure that the students have access to the their programmes

2.11.3

Minutes of staff student liaison meeting

Programme schedule by CGU

Emails from CGU to DUGS

Programme schedule of CGU

Students participation record of CGU programmes

• The Faculty promotes the student activities that facilitates harmony and cohesion among students of diverse ethnical and cultural backgrounds.

2.12.1

Approval letters for multicultural activities

Invitation letters

Student activities recorded at staff student liaison meeting minutes

FIT-Chronicle

University newsletters